Smyrna times., 1887-08-17


man, when she perceived her daughter t
:, be fully aroused, "where did you get tina
Z. cl0ak?''
- Then YUddi told the marvellous story
and the good woman who had u strong be
lief in the supernatural and who. more
d over, had never had cause to doubt hel
at child's veracity, accepted it without {
murmur
= You are indeed blessed, my only one. ,
,TT she said as she clasped her to her breast
J. strive to retain the fairy's gift"
All that morning Yuddi was intensely
!: happy, but at the hour of noon her father
l. came home to his meager dinner. He.
too, saw the cloak, and was told its his
t tory. He scOffed at the tale, and accused
: poor Yuddi Of having found or stolen the
r cloak and then attempting to deceive him.
The poor little girl was deeply wounded
= Never before had her word been lnistr11st-
. ed. On telling the story the second time
10 one who was unsympathetic, she began
? TO realize how almost impossible it sound-
ed. So, later, when she went out wear
ing the cloak, and some children crowded
round her, and asked where she cot il.
she unhappily equivocated In an instant
the dreadful word ''falsifier," in the
$ flaming letters of tell tale scarlet, appear
/ ed 1pOn her back. Her companions ran
l
tore of the cloak, and almost blinded with
bitter tears rushed home, and sobbed out
her unavailing grief to her mother. That
good woman cOmfOrted her as well as
possible, and tried to show the child that
even II she had lost the cloak, she had
been taught a lesson which she ought
never to forget.
Yuddi was. however, almost heart
broken and it was only when her mother
reminded her that she still owed duty
to the fairy, that she reused herself a
little from her sorrow. 'I will keep nv
word IN that at least" she said 81 will
60 TO the good Rhasta, my master, and
offer it to him" Without loss of time
she sought the wise old man. told her
story and offered the cloak.
My child, he said as he took it. sI
! will try to wear it. But l am old. and
know the world and men we'll To few
II can be given to be absolutely truthful.
fear am not of those. Come to me in
the morning."
When Yuddi returned Rhasta was no
| longer wearing the cloak.
Il have lost it sooner than l expected.
my chiM. You know how poor I am and
how few pupils I have. Last night the
father Of Rhum Cat came to me and
asked how his son was getting on. 1
Thought to myself, if l tell him how hone
lessly stupid Rhum Cat is, he will be
taken away | did not tell all the truth.
and am punished, for l have lost botb |
cloak and pupil. When the father saw
the word upon my back he said his son |
should come to me no longer"
Once more Yuddi took up her burden
and went to the house Of a rich and beou-
tlIul lady for whom her mother sometimes
worked. This lady was charitable and
good, and Yuddi of whom she had often
taken kindly notice, almost worsbined
her. When Yuddi had explained her err
rand and shown the wonderful garment
the lady, AOuda Singh, accepted it ran,
turously, and wanted to reward Yuddi
Tor bringing it. The child would. how
ever, accept nothing but thanks.
-, am but keeping my word" she said.
r OF so doing must not want or take re-
ward"
With a somewhat lighter heart she went
paCA l TO her humble hut. Not many hours
ilau passed when a bearer came run
nlLls at ms utmost speed to say that she
must 80 at once to Aouda Singh. l
On arriving there Yuddi was praa4ad {
curtIy, almost rudely by the lady. {
Take back your hated cloak . sba av-
claimed, ''and never let me see the be-
wltched thing again. l wore it to tba
oazar, and bought some handsome gar {
nents that would go with it, was 1er- '
laps, little too eXtravagant, and when $
ny good lord asked me how much I had /
'pent did not dare tell him all. And Q
Nllen named less than the true amount
ne dreadful scarlet letters blazed ont D
Take it away, I say" c
Again Yuddi resumed her ouest for n a
yearer for the cloak Among Others She a
ook It to famous lawyer. ''Child. have z
ou come to mock NEE" he cried. II q
ouId not keep it an hour and do nv hest G
or my clients. might keep it an bour Is
were asleep, though believe / some Il
mes tax IN my sleep, so even then 7
oudn't be sure Of it, t
once more the weary search BEGAN g
'lse woman, famous for her herbs and tC
ledicines, refused to try it. "Did 7 toll Il
)me sick people the truth about them al
lives they would surely die, when. If al
I'll them hope, there is possible chance W
II them If l told others of what INV II
lealclnes are made, they would lose faith SC
IheIh. Take away your cloak" al
Day after day poor Yuddi continued the ~,
SIX Whlch she began to think was hone -
ss. Many took the cloak, who had not I1
IsuoLn enough to know that there was Pi
)O the remotest chance OF their keeDinfy n ~
'en few minutes. Tradesmen lost a 81
irough hmlsrepresenting the value of their 70 70
lOds; manufacturers, through seI1inc, al
lulterated articles; and even nm artist 60
no was famed as seeker after ideal ~ ~
ulh' through willfully attempting to inn III I,l
owe on nature in his landscapes and bv Dl
ossly natterlng in his portraits, likewise
At A. last the despairing Yuddi gained d,
lCIenpN bc
c king chief councillor. ssYOu un11st no Co
ry young and innocent to come to mo IS
child, he said when she had fold tbo tiy
ason OF her visit. ''KnOw that if I told 'S
c truth to my royal master about some SCI
our foreign relations, or when he asks wi
what his people think of him. sbonId Ing
ed about 100 lives a year, act
1hen let me see the king" boldly me
led Yuddi: she at least has none to an
n" -l0 " del
You think so, child? Well. I will con- is
We you shall see him. But YOU NAV wit
We to wait long time" ''N
uddi answered that she did not care vii
w long. The cloak was becoming an sin
-oieTable burden to her, never long alb. ou
NJ from her sight, and it was in her ing
nd night and day, sleeping or waking. It'll
o@Lc @ huu need OF all her patience, for rlel
ls9 are not easily seen, especially by adI
children Of Ryots, as the Indian del
lsants are called. All
!" hen she was admitted to the great
ssence she knelt, covered her face, and
for time too frightened To snoot sou
KING finally succeeded in reassnrinc, Lal
=, and she told her errand Hel
And so you think" =" said the monarch wei
iat kings can be more truthful tban low
er peoplei You never made a Greater the
stake You are too young TO under kno
ld all the reasons why we are com q CT
led to falsify and deceive: but I will laul
you one or two. Sometimes have fo tabl
et neighboring sovereign who is ieaI- dan
OF me or l of him-with whom nor | his
IS have been at war; and who has Gro,
ed thousands Of my people; vet have seer
All hlm my loving BROTHER have
'ut up with ministers detest. because
people demand that they shall be I'm
;e' have to tell my subjects that nav
now they viii cheerfully pay taxes and Surl Sl
supplies, when 1 feel the doing SO II Iuli
make them suffer terribly Go INV Who
a. Kings can speak less truth than SOW
r poorest subjects" +" lash
N leaving the palace Yuddi met nm old nav
lAah--a Kind Of priest, or dervish. who nov nov
luehtly preached to the people and l. VIM
ne intervals Of his preaching beeped cur cur